[Hasafran]: Church and Synagogue Library Assoc.

[Miller, Philip]

Somehow I missed the earlier posting and could not locate it in the
archives.

When I was national president (1982-1984) the question arose of our
relationship with/to the Church and Synagogue Library Association.

This is what I recall - -

Mae Weine (of blessed memory) told me that many years back, several
persons organizing libraries at their churches contacted her because of
her experience and expertise.

The upshot what the creation of this church library association,
paralleling AJL.

They asked Mae about including synagogues in their organization, lest it
appear exclusive. Her reply was that they were free to do so, but AJL
existed for just this purpose.

Over the years I have encountered only one or two synagogue librarians
who were members of the Church and Synagogue Library Association; they
were always members of AJL, I hasten to add.

It makes sense, for before we became computerized and digitized, sharing
information was not as easy. And for a synagogue library in an area
remote from other synagogue libraries, many of the same questions and
problems that arose in the neighboring church libraries made it
practical to work together with them.

Back when I was president, Mae Weine (who was a member of the Church and
Synagogue Library Association) approached them and asked if there might
be areas in which they and we could work together. There was never a
clear reply because no one wanted to say no, because each felt it was
serving its members and constituency adequately.

I hope this anecdotal evidence is helpful.

Shabbat shalom - and a Joyful Passover

Phil Miller

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[Hasafran]: Church and Synagogue Library Assoc.

[Eileen Polk]

Dear Hasafranim,

A patron sent me this url, cslainfo.org, for the Church and Synagogue 
Library Association.  I looked at the web site and thought it seemed 
more church than synagogue.  Does anyone know anything about it?

Thank you,

Eileen Polk, Librarian
Prentis Memorial Library
Temple Beth El
Bloomfield Hills, MI

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Re: [Hasafran]: Church and Synagogue Library Assoc.

[Bernie Levy]

I spent a little while looking at it and couldn't say that it is either
more church or more synagogue.  Although church is first in its name,
the Star of David is first (from the left) in its logo.  I didn't see
too many words that were specific to one or the other, although I
didn't go through the whole site nor read their publications.

Bernie Levy
Harry Rosenbaum JHS Judaica Library
Stamford, CT

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